Catalog

Syphilitic peritonitis

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Syphilitic peritonitis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1382524574

This is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the spirochete bacterium Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum, that causes an inflammation of the peritoneum, the thin tissue that lines the inner wall of the abdomen and covers most of the abdominal organs.